What is Circlebroke?
A place for discussing or complaining about trends on reddit. It's like /r/circlejerk without the satire, or /r/TheoryOfReddit for grumpy people.

What does "circlejerk" mean?This post gives a good definition, but in practice the term "circlejerk" gets used to describe just about anything.

Does my post have to be about a circlejerk?
No, in the sense there's no objective way to gauge whether something is a circlejerk. Yes, in the sense that your post needs to relate to a general trend on reddit. See our guidelines.

If reddit is jerking, does that mean that most CB threads are guilty of counterjerking?
Do you realize how silly that sentence sounds? Not every instance of users taking a side on an issue is an example of "jerking" or "anti-jerking."

What makes a good CB post?
A provocative, engaging, entertainingly vitriolic (and sometimes even useful) discussion about reddit with a unique, descriptive title.

Why are some usernames marked with special fonts or colors?
We have highlighted the usernames of those who have routinely made positive contributions to CB by changing the font to Helvetica. Users who have flouted the guidelines in some way have been flagged with Comic Sans.

Is this place SRS-Lite?
Yes

Why is everyone here so angry?
Maybe they've spent too much time on reddit. Try not to get too excited.

Should I take this place seriously?
Look at the URL. Do you see "reddit.com?" If so, remember that this place is vulnerable to the same problems it complains about. Don't forget to pat yourself on the back for noticing this.

Another one of my favorite reddit ironies is how people love to complain that feminists only talk about negative aspects of gender roles that affect women, when the only gender roles that reddit ever complains about are ....ones .....which .....affect .......men.

Or, closely related, the "feminists should call themselves egalitarian if they believed in gender equality"-jerk. For some reason, the same argument is almost never used to discredit other movements.

(And it's a really stupid argument to begin with. I mean, no one would actually go to Doctors without Borders and say "if you really cared about people, you would also have missions in rich countries", would they?)

For some reason, the same argument is almost never used to discredit other movements.

Well, not exactly. The "There's no such thing as a straight pride day" argument gets used so much around here. "You don't see straight people walking around being proud of themselves so why should LGBTQ people get to?" I fucking hate it. Everyday is fucking straight pride day in that no one thinks twice or bullies two straight people out in public. I'm afraid to hold hands with my boyfriend in public. We did it a couple of times and assholes screamed "f****ts" at us as they drove past. It was a traumatic experience that I'm forced to relive every time some dudebro calls their buddy a f****t while saying "it's okay, I don't mean it in a bad way".